夷为平地

dí rén bǎ xiǎo zhèn yí wéi píng dì

敌人把小镇夷为平地。

The enemy levelled the town to the ground.

nà kē zhà dàn bǎ cūn zi yí wéi píng dì

那颗炸弹把村子夷为平地。

The bomb flattened the village.

dà huǒ jī hū bǎ quán cūn yí wéi píng dì dàn shì cūn mín háo bu qì něi lì jí kāi shǐ chóng jiàn jiā yuán

大火几乎把全村夷为平地，但是村民毫不气馁，立即开始重建家园。

The fire had almost completely destroyed the village, but, nothing daunted, the people began building again at once.